Russia swaps basketball star for suspected French spy

Moscow has secured the return of Daniil Kasatkin, who has been accused by the US of being a member of a ransomware gang

Moscow has conducted a prisoner swap with Paris, exchanging jailed French national Laurent Vinatier for detained basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced.

Kasatkin, a point guard playing for Russia’s national team, ended up in French custody last June. The basketball player was detained at the behest of the US...